When was the last time checkmate was played in a world championship?

Is it the case that out of over 40 world chess championships since 1886 and over 300 games won, Alekhine in 1929 was not only the last to checkmate but also the only one ever?

Not the only mate. There have been two stalemates - one in 1978 and one in 2007.

thats crazy

I think resigning is a cowardice move. There is always a chance the other player can make a mistake, no matter who it is and how good they are. I guarantee in a world championship chess game, the fear of being checkmated with the spotlight of the world watching is why most would resign. I'd be so much easier to just resign and "take the high road out" by looking polite and resigning versus playing to the death. Cowards, all of them.

you resign cuz you know the oppenent will checkmate you. If you get to like 1500 or above, if you are in a totally lost position, there's no point in wasting you and your's oppenent's time, since you know you are gonna lose. They resign to save time and energy and be polite

I would say that if it's online, then just let them play it out, cuz the game will probably only last for like 30 minutes, so they still have ton of energy. If it's classical, just resign, cuz they are probably very tired

The reasons people resign are both to save energy and resignation is seen as respectful to the adversary

Even if you don't believe your opponent could screw up the checkmate, chances are they run out of time delivering it. Especially if it's an elementary endgame checkmate rather than mate in three or something. However in elementary endgames, it's even more disrespectful to play it out. In other words, just do what you want. Screw sportsmanship.

Why are you awakening a dead forum?

You mean cowardLY, not cowardICE. Either way it's a pretty nutty opinion (exactly what is it you think they're afraid of?)

At your level, you're right. There are lots of simple wins that a fellow 700 player might not be able to decide in his favor. But if you graduate to a higher level, the odds of that happening are so low that it's not worth burning off your energy on a thousand to one shot.

Also, when you play out won games, you might have opponents that start playing WITH you, doing things like capturing all your pieces before mating you, or promoting all their pawns, or underpromoting. I've actually had opponents complain that I wasn't beating them fast enough. If you don't resign, you can't complain.

At your level, the odds are maybe only 10 to 1, rather than 100 to 1 of an opponent blowing a win, so possibly worth pursuing. Also, you can often learn something from watching the way your opponent wins a won game.